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Ny Child.


BY REV. JOHN PIKRPoNT.
cannot make him dead!
His fair sunshiny bead
Is ever bounding round my study chair;
Yet. when my eyes, now dim
With tears, turn TO him.
The vision vanishes-he is not there!
walk my parlor floor,
And through the open door.
i hear = football on the chamber stair;
IN stepping toward the hall
To give the boy n call;
And then bethink me that-he is not there.
thread the crowded streets;
A satchelled lad l meet.
With the same besmng eyes and colored hair;
And. as he's running by.
Follow him with my eve,
Scarcely believing thai-hc is not tbere
! know his face is hid
Under the coffin lid;
Closed are his eyes cold Is his forehead fair;
NV hand that marble felt;
Ger ii in prayer | knelt;
Yet my heart whispers-he is no, there!
/ cannot make him dead
When passing by ibe bed
So long watched over with parental care,
Ny spirit and my eye
Seek him inquirin2ly.
Before the thought comes that-he Is not there!
When at the cool, gray break
OF day from sleep wake.
With my first breathing Of the morning air
Ny sou goes up with JOY
To Him who gave my boy;
Then comes The sad thought that he Is not
there.
When at the days taIm close.
Before We seek rcposc,
IN with his mother Offering up our prPyer.
Whs.e'er rnay be saving,
am in spirit praying
For our boys spirit, though he is not there.
Not there! Where. then. Is he:
The form used to see
Was but the raimcnt that he used % wear
The grave, that now doth press
Upon that cast-of dress.
/. but his wardrobe locked be Is not there.
b. lives, In all TIE past
He lives: nor to the last
OF seeing him again. will despair;
In dreams zee him now.
And. on his angel bow,
see Ii written: Thou shalt see him there"
Yes. we all Eve 10 God!
Father, thy Christening rod
SO bep Us. thine afflicted ones 10 bear.
That 10 the sprit-iand,
Meeting st thy right hand,
Twill lie our heaven to ind thai he /. there!
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-31

The March Pansy opens with capital
story for boys, written by Pansy herself, fol-
lowed by another for girls, "Frettng Lettie,"
by Mary E. Melheney, of Tarsus, Asia Minor.
The leading stories, by Mrs. G. r. Alden
Pansy) and Margaret Sidney, possess unusual
interest, while the sketch Of Remarkable
Women Queen Victora) with portrait and
picture of the Queens home In the Scottish
Hi hlands, the poem for recitation, combining
counsel with history, the shorter stories.
sketches and verse, make up number not to
be exeelled in reading for boys and girls, AS
well as the entire family. Illustrated.
e1.00 per year. ID. Lothrop Co.
Boston.
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Obituary..
yps. LAURA CRABTREE.

HpS. LAURA CRABIREk
D'td at South Hancock, March 13, Mrs.
L rra vie Of VIM. A. Crabtree, aged 2
ye' end Is days.
in the death of this estinable woman is in
vo we'd great loss to home and community
e"e. For several years her i'll health confined
Der 10 the precincts of ber home. But TIE IN
sidious disease which weakened her body, by
no means affected the soul within. Gifted by
ma ure with sterling, mental and moral endow-
mcuis, and by grace with the crowning gift OF
a true christian character, it was hers TO shed
q ST rong influence, as a lamp that burneth, up
on all who came within the circle Of her daily
life, and when at last, the hour OF departing
came, it was hers also to add another victory
to the t.iumps of faith. and TO forecast in her
peace of soul, the sure reward Of the righteous.
A. A. CAMBRIDGE.
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Womauly Influence.

1t is often said that women would close
their influence" if they were allowed to
vote. But what is it that gives influence?
Beauty, goodness, tact. talent, money,
pleasing manners. social pOsition-a hun
dred things, not one of which would be
destroyed by the right to vote. Then. in
addition, the right to vote itself carries in
fuence, even when the voter has neither
character nor brains. The tastes and
prejudices of the most ignorant men are
considered and deferred to by political
managers, for the sake of their votes,
while the wishes of the most intelligent
women often pass unregarded, because
they are not voters.
1t is said "A woman can exert more IN
fluence by talking with her husband and
friends and teaching her children than she
can by voting" as if il would be impossi-
bic for her To do both. After suffrage Is
granted, women will still he able to talk
with their friends and to teach their chils
dren every avenue of influence they now
have will still be open to them, and anoth-
er very important one in addition. Nor l.
it likely that the opinions of women Oh
public questions would be regarded with
less respect by men than they are now,
merely because the law had raised women
out of their present category with children,
lunatics and other persons whose political
opinions are considered not worth count
ing.
There is really no sense in what j. often
said about Indirect influence being greater
than direct influence a> if the two were in
compatible. Every good man eXert~ both.
He has an indirect power for good by his
character aud personal influence, and oi-
rect power for good by his vote. The
latter never intcrfcrc~ with the former
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Ia .JJiy owe
''"7 'V'''
Wood chops are all The rage.


Wood chops are all the rage.
The Id wcn,hc- and rain, o, the past
W K kaye about destroyed the sleigh'ng.
Bay View Grange held harvest feast
'r,t "Wednesday evening, which was large
Is attended and of much interest To the
ihcmbcr, Of the order.
Mr.. Margaret Campbell at Hull,
Cove i at the point OF death, her ply
sician expressing no hopes of recovery,
Mrs Eta Young with her daughter
Minnie. starts for Boston this morning TO
SEX medical aid in behalf Of the latter,
who j. suffering from curvature Of the
spine. Many hopes are expressed for sue
cc sful treatment.
Mr. W. b. Campbell has sold hi- place
at this point 10 Mr.. Davis Of otter Greek
Rumor has it that plans have been
drawn for an elegant cottage on the
Ernest Emery place, recently sold 10
tourists. EPSILON.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-31

Bar Hsrbor.
1t is reported that the strip of land
known as the Devils Half-acre," has
been sold for the sum of $780,
Men and teams are busy getting out fire
wood and timber, as the snow seems like
ly to leave us soon.
The new board of selectmen consists of
Blithen s. Higgins, J. E. Hamor and Chas.
c. Paine.
Work is to be commenced at once on the
new sewer, which, it has been decided,
shall have its outfall at Ogden's Point
Building is going forward more rapidly
than ever, now that warm weather has
come.
The sum of $4,000 was voted to be
raised for the purpose of buying lot and
building new high school building at
Bar Harbor, at the town meeting.
Bar Harhor seems destined to boom for
the next year.
Work has been resumed on the Rogers
block on Main street
There is talk of the er, :tion of a new
hotel at the corner of Main and West
streets to be run winter as well as summer.
Such hotel is greatly needed
March l5
Town of Eden has let ont the en,ire job
of sewerage 10 Mr.. Bowdi ch of Bos on.
Work VIII beg IN on the 2lst.
Edward IIodgdon of fremont, cut bad
cash in his knee on the l4,h inst.
Two houses ore to be built on Rve Fold
Hill on The let side of Eagle Lake road
this Spr ng.
Land on the so-called Devils Half
Acre, is changing hands with big p:'ces.
Nine thousand was recently paid for a
small lot.
Mrs. Lombard's cottage was &c ently
broken into but nothing valuable was
found.
The roads are in bad conoi.ior, foe
wheels cr rurrers, hu. The e are mo~c OF
The former, 50 we hope for summer some
/. ne
March 2l
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l'IIILLIS.

Rluehili.
Warren Clay has COW, IA Jersey, 3-4
Hereford which calved fortnight ago af
ter milkings the milk was saved, after
the calf had got his share and in nine days
she made l-2 lbs. of butter.
The Relief Corps and Post had good
time at their chowder last Saturday night.
One recruit was mustered into the post and
two were taken into the corps
1t takes our mail about as long to come
from Bangor here, as it does to get from
Bangor to Boston. No AMERICANS last
week till Friday ROB.
March 81.
r. The Americans of last week were all
mailed Wednesday afternoon, End should
have reached Bluehill Thursday. We
found it impossible to get the papers ready
in season for the Bluehill mail Wednes-
day.-Ed.
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West GouIdsborO.

West Gouldsbor0.
Mr. Herman Smith has sold one-half of
his saw mill to Mr.. Frank Noyes of Sulli-
van. Mr.. Noyes will move to West Goulds-
boro. They have as many logs at the mill
as it can saw this season.
Capt. Henry Hammond has purchased
one-half of the schooner Vixen and will go
master of her. He is now getting the YES
sci ready and will probably take load Of
posts for Portland.
Among the recent shipments from this
place were "a porcupines or hedge
hogs for the New York market. l think
this is the first venture in this line of goods,
and hope it may be successful, as more can
be had, if wanted, of the same sort.
March 2l
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-31

A RARE SPECTACLE.-''That must have
been grand and beautiful sight at Mag
ara Falls ~ he exclaimed as he looked up
from his paper.
Another ice bridge? Yes, should like
to have seen it. How far did it extend?"
Il didn't refer to an ice bridge of any
sort, sir, but to hackman having been
found frozen to death in Prospect Park -
--DetrOn Free Press.
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He Was Caught Mapping.

W'fe-"What did you think Of that hat
Mss Frscanfeather wore to church this
morn'ng?'
Husband-''I didn't notice Miss Fussan-
fea. hers hat"
ats very funny you didn't see it. She
sat directly in front of you"
"Well, suppose she did. Do you sup
poce 60 to church to look at women's
hats?"
"Well, my dear, it's the same hat Miss
Fussanfeather wore to the theater last
night, and which you claimed obstructed
your view of the stage Yonkers States
man.
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FOR SCROFULA, IMPOVERISHED
RJOOD AND GENERAL DEBILITY,

SCOTS Emulsion Of Pure Cod Liver OH,
uith Hypophcsphites, has no equal in the
whole realm of Medicine. Read the following:
Il gave one bottle of Scott's Emulsion to my
own child for Scrofula, and the effect was mar
velous."-O. F. GRAY, NJ. D., White Hall,
Ind
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-31

1T is a very singular thing" said
iloi's apprentice to his master as the lat
ter was pressing bobtail coat, ''tnat the
less there is of some things the more there
is" How can that be?" said the tailor.
why, there's that bobtail coat-the
less you make the tail the more bob
it is"
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Castine.
Bon AMI.

Castine.
on Monday, the 18th inst, Mr.. l. l..
Shepherd called at the house of Mrs. Mar
garet Rea, to deliver few goods. Not
making himself heard. he opened the door
and found Mrs. Rea lying on the floor un-
conscious. DR.. Wheeler was called but
Mrs Rea died in a few minutes after he
came-caUse of death, apOpleXy. lndlCa-
tions 90 to show that Mrs. Rca must have
lain in this tit for two or three hours, if
not longer. Mrs. Rca was about 63 years
Of age the widow OF the late John Rca.
and leaves four children, one daughter in
Philadel )hia, one in Boston and one in
Bluehill and one son, John +. Rca, liz ing
in Castne, all married.
Mr.. A. Perkins, grocer, has put up
verv neat sign on his store on Main street.
We elSo notice a new sign by the Perkins
Bros, carpenters, on the building former
ly occupied by Capt. Davies.
Mr.. j. NJ bennett is making new suit
of sails for his yacht Daphne. The
Daphne was new last season, but not being
entirely satisfactory, all the rigging and
sails viii be made new. A new and larger
mast will be put in, and brought aft about
feet.
Arrivals per steamer Richmond on Sat
urday last: Hon. G. NJ. Warren, Major
Greenhalgh, Prof. Bartlett, safe assayer,
and DIR. Will Noyes, who has returned
from Philadelphia, where he graduated
from the Denial College.
March 10. PHILLIs.
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Mrs. NJ. s. Durell, wife of Judge f, II.
Durell, and Miss A. L. Gcbhard have been
awarded medal from the American In
stitute for a patented attachment for
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frankl'a.

Rev. J. r. Bowler has resumed his pas
toial work with the Bap,st church and
society. and 's greeted with large congreg
a,lons on Sunday the Sabbath School
vas Ic-or9an'zed at the Baptist church
with a large number pfescn..
ON Wednesday, Mar l6, the ladies' cir
Gle" had a very full meeting, about 80 TAX
ng supper at the vcstry. This circle has
rec ompished much work, and rails
ed much money By their com
bined efforts They have the base
mcnt finished w,n nice and capacIous
vc.try. together with kitchen, dung
c, wnere suppers are often se'vtd,
/ lcse spartments have been finished under
tncir directions and they have paid all
bills They have contracted for car
net for the audience room, which
Il soon be placed upon the floor To
jay this circle provides a dinner in the
yeSt4y for those in attendance on the town
NEE .ng. served from II 30 4. NJ, to l.3o,
7. NJ. with a prospect OF quite general
pa ronase. This circle has decided to
celebrate The coming Fourth Of July with
musical and literary entertainment and
public dinner. There are some i've ladies'
circle, in town, and all are devotedly at
work for The public good.
Several Of the leading business men have
'he enterprise of hanging a bell in the
Baptist church belfry; and rumor says the
enterprise will be consurnmated in a brief
period.
RDS AMI
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Annual Plantation meeting:
Modcrator-E. NJ. Staples.
Clerk. h. joyce.
A~~ce>or~-J. W staples, L. B. Joyce
and Benz. Smith
Trcasurcr-John Staples.
school committee-I. J. Stockbridge,
DR.. A. y. Witham and .. L. Joyce.
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Have you tried d. KS? DIR. Mark X.
Woodbury's Dyspepsia Killers will cure dys-
pepsia and indigestion every time. See adv.
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Sr1-s-onud and Fourth Mondays.

s-vsH RIcK PosT No Ss-Ftrst and Third
A.ndav sfeAch month June. Isly ana AUgrst,
oB1y % First MondAv
VIZ H II KicE W r G. No. l5-First and third
trih.- esch pl.nfh 2 clock 1. n latandara J
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DIRECTORY.

EIlSw WORTH Posi- OFFICE.
ul4.f MOONS oS ASD AFTER 10 lSss:
30 to 80 SUNDAY 9.nJ a 10 lU.Qg n
EnNET oEbER BUSINESS:
So 70 4 a. 3 N, except when oPeRng malls.
TsE
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{ . 0. T-LrJor LoDoK, No. so-Ev.ry Friday
rsIIsp oIpHr OF woKksEs-seeond and Fourth Tues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-14

EOR SALE-HOUSE-wE OFFER FOR SALE, IN
II the northwestern section Of the city. avenue
with wide parking. q two-story and basement press
brick house, rooms and bath; lot Is by 90 Price,
$500. HILL JOHN STON.
iy12-3t 13S 18th st.
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
vHANCERY SALE OF HOUSES NUMBERED 200
AR 34tt f2S AND 1891 NEW SERsEY AVE

CHANCERY SALE OF HOUSES NUMBERED 400
ATD 1854 saT Ssfstf AVE
By virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court Of -
iss II ss
dated causes n , rsspeetiyely ss1a Equity
signed 81 .sa dee s viii
u; ESslS e. / Iisn & g yGfH:'
SPsseR @ @
s Tsat cub si9 ct lots assrsd and
Of original lot numbered One a. 10 square numbered
Six hundred and twenty nine 62g(, in the city ot
ssid subdivison is Tecordsd in 1b s No
II q folio 45 one q the survsyos ReeOrds Of ssid
MUM
the y
Sts shall ee paid IN cash At the time OF sale or within
at SIX
yi2l and eighteen tiS months from the day Of sale
dated a. Of day Of sale. and secured By duly re-
corded deed OF trust and policy Of insurance the
trustees o. 4. cash 81 the option Of the purchaser
n s Hs "
al such taxes and sssessments thereaganst that the
H Of a &c e
o be At s s and n t
sold s to be retained until the nnal racaion u the
sale thereof made by the court deposit of 800
the terms Of sale complied with within days
the day Of sale the Fs.
OF the defaulting purchaser thereof.
FENDALL Il. ALEXANDERo
1872 Louisiana avenue; | r,,x.
JOHN Z. McNALLY, I A1us'oeS.
Columbia Law Bldg
THOS. BOWLING, Auctioneer. i21-d&ds
eR-ON ACCOUNT OF THE WEATHER THE
above advertised sale is postponed until THURSDAY,
THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY, A. d. 1887, at
the same hour and place
FENDALL Z. ALEXANDER1
4S2 Louisiana avenue r......
JOHN Z. MCNALLY, AFusseo0.
jy7 Columbia Law BLDG
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HINTS or GENERAL ovKRHAULINa or THE SER
VICE ASD A POSSIBLE WELDING OUT.

1ossOo Among 1Dees
HINTS or GENERAL ovKRHAuLNa OF THE SER
VICE ASp A POSSIBLE WEDDING OUT.
The District Commissioners made an order to
day which struck terror TO the hearts Of District
employees:
tine heads Of departments, divisions and ou-
reaas Of the District service are ordered TO pre-
pare on or before August the following:
l. A schedule OF the personnel Of each depart
ment division and bureau, giving the names
designation, duties pay, and status OF all en-
pioyes whether permanent or temporary, detailed
or assigned. with . statement OF where and how
employed, and the appropriation from which paid
Recommendations with regard TO the current
mesaoos OF Iansacting public business, stating In
what respect the present system is detective and
suggesting such notifications thereof as shall I'm
prove It's emclency and render Ii more direct and
economical
2 Recommendations as to the number OF en-
Ing what additions are needful, II any, and what
employees can be dispensed with
Specinc Recommendations as TO the quaifca-
uons, conduct ana efficiency OF individual EN-
ployes. The Commissioners desire to eliminate
from the service all persons whose services
ass mot who by
KIND, physical mental or moral, fail TO
discharge with entire satisfactoriness the
pect that the recommendations OF the heads Of de-
partments divisions and bureaus viii be thor
0ughly considered solely In the public interest,
irrespective OF all personal considerations OF what
soever nature, and In this Connection a schedule
VIII be submitted making q comparative exhibit
OF the employees OF each class rated according TO
their general efficiency"
The order evidently emnates from Commissioner
Lu0low'S ONCE as the rev1sions which are made I'm
the original are In his handwriting in the green
ish Ink he Affects and written upon his letter
paper.
Commissioner Webb laughed good humoredly
when the reporter asked him why the COMMITS
stoner made the order and said:
'The fact is the service needs overhauling and
wedding out"
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YESTERDAYS SCORES.



Mr.. s. S. Burdett, attorney for the st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Manitoba Railway Company, ap-
peared before the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion this morning, and submitted two motions
The first was in substance, to dismiss the CON-
plants OF Halbrook Derby and others, farmers, OF
Dakota, on the general ground that the acts COM
planned OF antedated the passage OF the interstate
law. The second was to dismiss the complaints
on the ground that the so-called testimony sub
United was taken without notice to delendont and
without giving an opportunity TO cross-examine
witnesses. The Commission, after brief consuta-
ton, stated to Mr. Burdett that there seemed be
no reason for his further attendance and that its
decision would be made q matter OF record. The
compla1nants were not present This is the case
OF a community OF Dakota farmers, who complain
that the Manitoba road refused last year TO fur
nish cars Tor the transportation OF grain, incl
dentally averrtng that the refusal was part OF a
plan to manipulate the price OF grain. MI. Bur-
dett said that the company now had plenty OF
cars, and would supply the demand. The action
OF the Commission Is equivalent TO a dismissal.
MIR. A. I. Britton, representing the3Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Co., ad-
dressed the commission briefly in respect TO the
complaints OF NJ. w. Fulton Co. and L. ID. Hard
ing, OF Hudson Ill. The complaints were OF un.
reasonable charges. The action OF the commission
was reserved.